Football goal (Full size)
7.32 m (24.02 ft)
Width between the inside edges of the posts
A regulation goal for 11-a-side association football. Width between the inside of the posts: 7.32 m.
Published
How big is that?
7.32 m is 4.2 times an adult man and 27% of a blue whale.
Football goal is the 18th largest of the 39 Classic objects, and the 46th smallest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Apollo Lunar Module (Cosmic Scale), 7.04 m tall and Reticulated python (Record holder) (Prehistoric Giants), 7.67 m long.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Football goal in orange beside the Classic objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Football goal |
|---|---|---|
| Bowling pin (Ten-pin)A regulation pin for ten-pin bowling. | 38.1 cm tall | 5% of the size |
| Shipping container (20 ft)A standard intermodal container seen on ships, trains and trucks. | 6.058 m long | 83% of the size |
| Football goal (Full size) | 7.32 m | – |
| Shipping container (40 ft)The long version of the standard intermodal container. | 12.192 m long | 1.7× bigger |
| Mount Rushmore (Washington's head)George Washington's carved head, measured from chin to the top of the head. | 18.3 m tall | 2.5× bigger |
In other units
| Centimetres | 732 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 7.32 |
| Inches | 288.2 |
| Feet | 24.02 |
| Yards | 8.005 |
How it's measured
Width between the inside edges of the posts. Published rule.
Sources
- theifab.com: IFAB Laws of the Game, Law 1: the distance between the inside of the posts is 7.32 m.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Football goal is one of the objects in Classic, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.